1,6 oxidocyclodecapentaene alcohols, aldehydes, and acids

ABSTRACT

Novel 1,6-oxidocyclodecapentaene alcohols, aldehydes, and acids and derivatives having anti-inflammatory and fibrinolytic activity.

Unlted States Patent [151 3,681,391 Fried 51 Aug. 1, 1972 [54] 1,6 OXIDOCYCLODECAPENTAENE [52] US. Cl ..260/333, 260/348 C, 260/3459, ALCOHOLS, ALDEHYDES, AND ACIDS 260/347.8, 260/999, 260/514, 260/611 F, h .Fr' ,Pal Alt ,Cal'f. 260/617 F [72] Invent M 51 Im. Cl. ..C07d 9/00 1 Assisnw Syn! corporafifln Panama, 581 Field of Search ..260/333 Panama Primary Examiner-Norma S. Milestone [22] Flled: Sept 1970 Attorney-Evelyn K. Merker and Walter H. Dreger [21] Appl. No.: 70,903 57 ABSTRACT Related U-S- Appli a i n Dam Novel l,6-oxidocyclodecapentaene alcohols, al- [63] Continuation-impart of Ser. No. 742,140, July dehydes, and acids and derivatives having 3, I968, abandoned.

flammatory and fibrinolytic activity.

10 Claims, N0 Drawings 3,681,391 1 2 1,6 OXIDOCYCLODECAPEN'I'AENE AI CQHQIS, and labile ether groups conventionally employed in the ES ANDACms pharmaceutical art such as acetate, propionate, bu- Thi i a oomi ti i m f t t li i tyrate, trimethylacetate, valerate, methylethylacetate, Ser. No. 742,140, filed July 3, 1968 and now abancaproate. t-butylacetate, 3-methylpentan0ate, doned. 5 enanthate, caprylate, triethylacetate, pelargonate, This invention relates to novel cyclodecapentaene decanoate, undecal'loate, benlofile, Phenylacetate, compounds ofth foll wing F r ul (A) a d (B); diphenylacetate, cyclopentylpropionate, methoxyacetate, aminoacetate, diethylaminoacetate, w trichloroacetate, B-chloropropionate, bicyc|o[2-2-2] octane-l-carboxylate, adamantoate, dihydrogen 1, m phosphate, dibenzyl phosphate, sodium ethyl I I) uml phosphate, sodium sulfate, sulfate, tetrahydropyran-2- 0 yl ether, tetrahydrofuran-2'-yl ether, 4-methox- R ytetrahydropyran-4'-yl ether, and the like.

(A) (B) The compounds of formula A of the present invention wherein R is hydrogen, lower alkyl, or lower wherein, monocyclic alkyl, are prepared according to the follow- R is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower monocyclic alkyl, ing outlined procedure:

CHr-C 0211 CHz-C 02H ClIr-CH:OI1

(I) (H) I (III) w-CH2CH2OH wCHrCH OAe I-CH CIh-OAe I xvn (XVI) (IV) CHr-CI-Ir-OAC' CH-rOH -OAc CH:-CIIz0Ae I O I r Br Br v I 0 Br Br xvrm (XIX) I xx CHz-CHz--OH 0 xxx or lower alkoxy; In the above formulas, Ac is an acyl group e.g. a

. R is hydrogen or alkyl of one to three carbon atoms; carboxyhc acyl Such as acetyl and Ac and tnmethylacetyl.

In carrying out-,the procedures outlined above, 2- naphthylacetic acid (I) is reduced to l,4,5 ,8- hydrolyzable esters and ethers thereof and R is g sggfi ggg zz g g ggg m gglgigt figgi3 hydrogen,1 w!alky10r an k me a. liquid ammonia in the presence of a lower alcohol such The term lower alkyl, unl ss otherwise ifi d, as ethanol, t-butanol, and the like. The acid (H) is refers to a straight or branched saturated acyclic Hea ed hareducing agent suchaslithium aluminum aliphatic hydrocarbon group containing from one to six hydride to aflord 2-( l ',4,5',8'2'- carbon atoms and l and 2 and 6 and 1 to 2.. to six naphthyl)ethanol (Ill). The conversion of (H) to (Ill) carbon atoms, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, and can also be carried out by first preparing the corhexyl, the various isomers thereof. The term lower alr p ng a yl ester of -gy treating with koxy refers to the group lower alkylO, lower aldiazomethane in ether to obtain the methyl ester of kyl being as defined above. Lower monocyclic alkyl (11), and then reacting the alkyl ester of (H) with lithicontains three to six carbon atoms, cyclopropyl, um aluminum hydride to obtain the alcohol (Ill). The cyclobutyl, and cyclohexyl. The expression hydrolyzaalcohol (III) is next esterified in a conventional ble esters and ethers, as used herein, refers to those manner, e.g. by treatment with a carboxylic anhydride physiologically acceptable hydrolyzable ester groups such as acetic anhydride in pyridine, to obtain the car- R is CHO, -CH -R COOR -CONH or CONl-IOH, in which R is hydroxy or the boxylic ester (IV). The 9',lO'-oxido (XVI) is prepared R" R' by treating the l,4',5',8'-tetrahydroderivative (IV) dii-cozAik i JHFCOZH with a peracid such as perbenzoic acid, perphthalic b o acid or m-cliloroperbenzoic acid in an organic solvent V W inert to the reaction such as methylene chloride, car- (XXII) XX bon tetrachloride or hexane. Compound (XVI) is In) hydrolyzed by treatment with base, e.g. potassium RV bicarbonate or sodium bicarbonate, in an aqueous (BLFCHPOH CIFCHO lower alcohol such as methanol to obtain 2-(9',l0'- i 0 i L/d naphthyl)ethanol (XVII). The alcohol (XVII) is (X treated with trimethylacetyl chloride in pyridine to obtain the corresponding trimethylacetate (XVIII) which In the above, R is alkyl and alkyl is lower alkyl.

is converted into the corresponding 2,3,6',7'- 1 The novel compounds of the present invention of tetrabromodecahydro derivative (XIX) by treatment formula A wherein R is lower alkoxy are obtained acwith bromine. The tetrabromodecahydro derivative cording to the following outlined procedure.

CHr-CHr-OAC B I CHz-CHz-OAc -CH2CH-OAC' O r O 1 0: O R.

(X LIII) (X LIV) (XLV) lfir OIIz-OIIr-OII -CHg-CII -0Au' -OII -ClliOAc' 0 i O V (XLVIII) "(XLVID (XLVI) (XIX) is then treated with potassium t-butoxide to af- In the above formulas, Ac is trimethylacetyl and R ford the trimethylacetate of 2-( 1',6'-oxidois lower alkoxy. In the practice of the above process, 2- cyclodecapentaen-3'-yl) ethanol (XX) which is sub- (6'-methoxy-l',4',5',8'-tetrahydro-2'- jected to hydrolysis by treatment with base, e.g. sodium naphthyl)ethanol (prepared by reducing 6-methoxy-2- carbonate, or sodium or potassium hydroxide, in aquenaphthylacetic acid or 2-(6'-methoxy-2- ous methanol to afford the free alcohol (XXI). The alnaphthyl)ethanol using the methods described above) cohol (XXI) is oxidized using, e.g. N,N'-dicycl0hexylis treated with acid, e.g. oxalic acid, acetic acid, or the carbodiimide in dimethyl sulfoxide, to furnish the corlike, I0 Obtain y -2- responding aldehyde, i.e. 2-( l ',6'-oxidocyclodecapen ap yh Compound the taen-3-yl)ethanal which can also be named 1,6-oxidomethylimemte cyclodecapentaen-3-ylacetaldehyde. The acid afier l l 3 1S P P F being prepared as described above, can be treated with IheYQfiOm described and 18 e a ed with a diazoalkane to prepare the corresponding lower alkyl Cupnc bromide to i pq g 01110 ester compound (XLIV) which is treated with zinc powder ther solvent such as tetrahydrofuran to form the Novel derivatives of the acids having a lower alkyl an e group on the alpha carbon atom are obtained by alkylai enolate thereof followed by wnh a di(lower)alkyl sulfate of up to about six carbon atoms, tion of a lower alkyl ester of an acid followed by hydrole.g. dimethyl sulfate, diethyl sulfate, dipropyl sulfate, ysis of the ester to the free acids. The alkylation can be 5 and the like, to form the corresponding enol ether carried out by treating an alkyl ester of the acid with an 1k ta! h drid h odi h drid d (XLV) as 1,4,5,8-tetrahydro and/or l,4,7,8-tetrahydro a 1 me sue as um y e an a isomers, e.g. the trimethylacetate of 2-(6'-methoxylower Iodlde in an Organic solvent Such as the 9: 5' r 9! 10l hexah dr 2I thers e.g. l Z-dimethoxyethane to afford compounds y e naphthyl)ethanol. In tl'us method an enol ether (XLV) of formula (XXII) and thereafter removing the ester is then converted into the conesponding group by treatment with base, e.g. an alklali ngetal compound (XLVI) by treaunem with a brominating hydroxide or carbonate, in a lower alcoho suc as agent such as Nbmmosuccinhnide in carbon methanol afford the free and tetrachloride, or the like. A 4',8'-dibromo derivative A compound of either formula (XXII) or (XXIII) (XLVI), e.g. the trimethylacetate of 2'-(6'-methoxycan be reduced using, e.g. lithium alunurium hydride in 5 4,8'-dibromo-9',l0'-oxido-l ',4',S',8',9',l0'-hextetrahydrofuran, to afford the corresponding alcohol ahydro-2'-naphthyl)ethanol, is then treated with an al- (XXIV) which is oxidized using one of the procedures kali alkoxide, e.g. potassium t-butoxide, to afiord 21 described above to afford the aldehyde (XXV). cyclodecapentaene (XLVII), e.g. the trimethylacetate CHz-CHO crn-o om I o 0 R,

(XLIX) (L) Using the alkylation methods described herein, the compounds of formulas (XLVHI), (XLIX), and (L) are converted into the corresponding alkylated derivatives of the following formula wherein R, R are defined above and R is hydroxymethyl, formyl, or carboxy.

The process described herein for the preparation of compounds of formula A are also applicable to the preparation of the compounds of formula B using as the starting material the corresponding C-l substituted naphthalene compounds, e.g. l-naphthylacetic acid and -methoxy-l-naphthylacetic acid in place of 2- naphthylacetic acid and 6-methoxy-2-naphthylacetic acid, respectively.

Compounds of the present invention of formulas A and B wherein R is Cl-I -R in which R is hydroxy can be esterified and etherified to obtain the corresponding hydrolyzable esters and ethers. Esterification can be carried out, for example, by treating the free hydroxy compound with a carboxylic acid anhydride or carboxylic acid halide in pyridine or the like to obtain esters of organic acids. Esters of inorganic acids such as the sulfates can be prepared by treating the free hydroxy compound with a sulfur trioxide trimethylamine complex in pyridine or by procedures such as described by Kornel et al., Steroids 4, 67 (1964); Kirdani, Steroids 6, 845 (1965) and Bernstein, Steroids 7, 577 (1966). Phosphate esters can be prepared from the free hydroxy compounds by treatment with, e.g., ,B-cyanoethylphosphate in the presence of N,N'-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide in pyridine or by the method of Wendler, Chem. & Ind., 1174 (1967) or US. Pat. Nos. 2,936,3l3, 3,248,408, or 3,254,100. Alkali metal salts of the esters can be made by treatment with base, e.g. sodium ethylate, sodium or potassium bicarbonate, and the like. By controlling the amount of base, both the mono and di salts can be obtained.

By treatment of a free alcohol of formulas A and B with dihydropyran or dihydrofuran in the presence of mild acid catalyst, tetrahydropyranyl and tetrahydrofuranyl ethers are obtained. Tetrahydropyranyl ethers and tetrahydrofuranyl ethers can also be prepared by reacting the free alcohol with about a molar equivalent of 2-benzoyloxytetrahydropyran and 2-benzoyloxytetrahydrofuran, respectively, in an inert organic solvent under substantially neutral conditions. The 4'- methoxytetrahydropyran-4-yl ethers are obtained by reacting the free alcohol with an excess of 4-methoxy- 5,6-dihydro-2H-pyran in the presence of a small amount of a mild acid catalyst at about room temperature.

Compounds of formulas A and B wherein R is COOR in which R is alkali metal can be prepared by treating the corresponding free acid with an aqueous solution of a base such as sodium or potassium bicarbonate or by titrating with an alcohol solution of an alkali metal alkoxide such as sodium methoxide, potassium methoxide, and the like. The novel lower alkyl acid esters of the present invention can be obtained by treating a free acid of formulas A and B with ethereal diazoalkane. They can also be prepared by treating an alkali metal salt of the acid with a lower alkyl iodide or bromide in dimethylacetamide, or the like.

Acid amides of formulas A and B (R is CONl-l are prepared, for example, by treating an acid of formulas A and B with thionyl chloride followed by treatment with anhydrous ammonia.

By treating an acid of formulas A and B with hydroxylamine hydrochloride in the presence of sodium methoxide, the novel hydroxamic acids of formulas A and B (R is CONHOH) are obtained.

The compounds of the present invention exhibit geometrical isomerism due to chirality of the bridgehead in the armulene ring system. In addition, those compounds having an asymmetric carbon atom, i.e., those wherein R is other than hydrogen are optically active. Each of the isomers resulting from asymmeu'ic carbon atoms and/or chirality, and mixtures thereof, are included within the scope hereof. These isomers can be separated by conventional means such as by forming salts of the acids with active amines such as brucine, cinchonine, methylamine, morphine, quinidine, quinine, strychnine, or the like, and thereafter separating the diasteriomeric salts by fractional crystallization followed by regeneration of the free acid.

The compounds of the present invention of formulas A and B are therapeutically useful anti-inflammatory agents, analgesic agents, and anti-pyretic agents. Thus, they are useful for the treatment of inflammatory conditions of the skin, bones, and muscles and pain associated therewith such as contact dermatitis, bursitus, arthritis, pruritus, and the like. They can be administered and used in the same way as phenylbutazone. For example, they can be administered orally to animals such as cats, dogs, horses, and the like, for the treatment of painful arthritic and skeletal muscular disorders. They are also useful 1) hypocholesteroemic and 2) fibrinolytic agents. They are thus useful for 1) lowering serum cholesterol levels and 2) the treatment of thromboembolic conditions by lysing performed fibrin. They can be administered and used in the same way as agents possessing like activity such as 1) various sterols and 2) actase or thrombolysin.

The following examples are provided to illustrate the practice of the present invention.

EXAMPLEl A solution of 10 g. of Z-naphthylacetic acid in by about 400 ml. of ether is added. The ether layer is separated, washed, dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated to give l,4,5,8-tetrahydro-2-naphthylacetic acid which can be purified by recrystallization from aqueous methanol.

By repeating the above procedure using 2-(6- methoxy-2'-naphthyl)ethanol as the starting material, there is obtained 2-(6'-methoxy-l ',4',5',8'-tetrahydro- 2'-naphthyl)ethanol.

EXAMPLE 2 A. A solution of l g. of 1,4,5 ,S-tetrahydro-Z- naphthylacetic acid in dry tetrahydrofuran is refluxed for about 48 hours with a molar excess of lithium aluminum hydride. The reaction mixture is diluted with water and ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate layer is separated, washed, dried and evaporated to give 2- (l',4' ,5',8'2-naphthyl)ethanol.

B. A mixture of l g. of the above compound, 4 ml. of pyridine and 4 ml. of acetic anhydride is allowed to stand at room temperature for 15 hours. The mixture is then poured into water and extracted several times with ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate extracts are combined, washed with dilute hydrochloric acid and water, dried and evaporated to give the acetate of 2-(1 ',4'-,5 ,8- tetrahydro-2'-naphthyl)ethanol. 7 i

The procedure of Part A above is repeated using 6- methoxy-2-naphthylacetic acid as the starting material and there is obtained 2-(6'-methoxy-2'- naphthyl)ethanol.

As an alternative to the procedure of Part A of this example, prior to reduction, the acid can be converted into the methyl ester as by treatment with diazomethane or the like, and the thus-obtained methyl ester then converted into the alcohol by treatment with lithium aluminum hydride at about room temperature for about 2 hours.

EXAMPLE 3 A. A solution of 20 g. of meta-chloroperbenzoic acid I (75 percent) in 300 ml. of methylene chloride is added slowly to 1 equivalentof the acetate of 2-(1,4',5',8'- tetrahydro-2-naphthyl)ethanol in about 400 ml. of methylene chloride at 78 over a period of about 1 hour. After addition is complete, the reaction mixture is allowed to warm to room temperature. The reaction mixture is then washed with water, dried and evaporated to give the acetate of 2-(9',10'-oxido-1,4 ,5 ,8 A l -hexahydro-2-naphthyl)ethanol.

B. One gram of the above acetate is allowed to stand at room temperature for hours with l g. of potassium bicarbonate in 10 ml. of water and 90 ml. of methanol. At the end of this time, the methanol is evaporated under reduced pressure and the residue is extracted with ethyl acetate and water. Evaporation of the ethyl acetate from these extracts yields 2-(9',l0-'

oxido-l ,4,5',8,9', I 0-hexahydro-2'- naphthyl)ethanol which is crystallized from acetonezhexane.

EXAMPLE 4 EXAMPLE 5 To a solution of l g. of the trimethylacetate of 2- (9',10'-oxido-l',4',5',8',9',l0'-hexahydro-2'- naphthyl)ethanol in ml. of carbon tetrachloride containing a trace of pyridine, there is added 2 molar equivalents of bromine in 50 ml. of carbon tetrachloride. The reaction mixture is allowed to stand at room temperature for about 20 hours. The reaction mixture is washed, dried and evaporated to give the trimethylacetate of 2-(9,10'-oxido-2,3',6',7- tetrabromodecahydro-2'-naphthyl)ethanol.

One gram of the above trimethylacetate of 2'-(9 ',l0-oxido-2',3',6',7'-tetrabromodecahydro-2- naphthyDethanol is dissolved in 15 ml. of dry tetrahydrofuran and then about 4 g. of potassium t-butoxide is added. The reaction mixture is stirred for about 3 hours and then it is diluted with water and ether. The ether layer is separated, washed, dried and evaporated to give trimethylacetate of 2'(l',6'- oxidocyclo-decapentaen-3 y l)ethanol.

EXAMPLE6 A. A mixture of l g. of the trimethylacetate of 2- (l',6'-oxidocyclodecapentaen-3'-yl)ethanol in 60 ml. of methanol is treated with a solution of 0.5 g. of potassium hydroxide in 3 ml. of water. The mixture is heated at reflux for 1 hour and then cooled, diluted with water and extracted with methylene chloride. The methylene chloride extracts are combined, washed, dried and evaporated to give 2-( l ',6'-oxidocyclodecapentaen-3- yl)ethanol.

B. To a substantially anhydrous solution of l g. of 2- (1',6-oxidocyclodecapentaen-3-yl)ethanol in 50 ml. of dimethylsulfoxide, there is added 0.5 molar equivalents of anhydrous orthophosphoric acid and 5 molar equivalents of anhydrous N,N'-dicyclohex ylcarbodiimide. The reaction mixture is allowed to stand at room temperature for about 30 minutes. The reaction mixture is then concentrated by evaporation under vacuum and taken up in petroleum ether. This mixture is washed, dried and evaporated to give 2-( l ',6'-oxidocyclodecapentaen-3 '-yl)ethanal 1 ,6 '-oxidocyclodecapentaen-3-ylacetaldehydeI.

By subjecting the above aldehyde to oxidation using silver oxide, the corresponding acid is obtained, i.e. 1,-oiddocyclodecapentaen-li-ylacetic acid.

EXAMPLE 7 A mixture of 1 g. of the 1,6-oxidocyclodecapentaen- 3-yl-aoetic acid, 3 ml. of methyl iodide and 20 ml. of dirnethylacetarnide is stirred in the dark for 5 hours. Excess methyl iodide is removed by evaporation under reduced pressure. The mixture is then poured into water and extracted several times with ether. The ether extracts are combined, washed, dried and evaporated to give the methyl ester of 1,6-oxidocyclodecapentaen- 3-ylacetic acid.

By using other lower alkyl iodides in place of methyl iodide in the above procedure, the corresponding lower alkyl esters are obtained.

Alternatively, the free acids can be converted into lower alkyl esters by treatment with a lower diazoalkane such as diazomethane, diazoethane, and the like, in ether for a few hours.

9 EXAMPLE8 To a mixture of 22 g. of the methyl ester of 1,6-oxidocyclodecapentaen-3ylacetic acid, 2.5 g. of sodium hydride and 150 ml. of 1,2-dimethoxyethane, there is added 25 g. of methyl iodide. The reaction mixture is allowed to stand for several hours and is then diluted with ethanol and water. The mixture is then extracted with methylene chloride. The methylene chloride extracts are combined, washed, dried and evaporated to give the methyl ester of 2-(l',6-oxidocyclodecapentaen-3 '-yl )propionic acid.

EXAMPLE 9 A mixture of 25 g. of the methyl ester of 1,6-oxidocyclodecapentaen-3-ylacetic acid, 15 g. of sodium carbonate, 200 ml. of methanol and 24 ml. of water is allowed to stand for 24 hours. The reaction mixture is neutralized by the addition of dilute HCl and then extracted with methylene chloride. The methylene chloride extracts are combined, washed, dried and evaporated to give 2-( l',6'-oxidocyclodecapentaen-3- yl)propionic acid.

EXAlviPLE A mixture of 2 g. of 2-(6'-meth0xy-1 ',4,5,8'- tetrahydro-2'-naphthyl)ethanol and 35 ml. of methanol is heated to reflux and 3.5 ml. of acetic acid added. This mixture is refluxed for about minutes and then allowed to cool. The mixture is then diluted with water and extracted with methylene chloride. The methylene chloride extracts are combined and then washed, dried and evaporated to give 2'-(6-oxo-9',lO'-oxidol ',4 ,5 ,6 ,7 ,8 ,9 1 0'-octa-hydro-2-naphthyl)ethanol the procedure of Example 3, Part A is converted into the trimethylacetate of 2-(6'-oxo-9',l0-oxid0- 1',4 ,5,6',7',8,9,l0'-octahydro-2-naphthyl)ethanol using the procedure of Example 4.

EXAMPLE ll A mixture of 2.0 g. of the trimethylacetate of 2-(6'- oxo-9,l0'-oxido-1',4,5',6',7',8,9',l0B-octahydro-2'- naphthyl)ethanol, 2.3 g. of cupric bromide and 200 ml. of methanol is refluxed for 24 hours. The reaction mixture is poured into water and the resulting mixture extracted with chloroform. The organic extracts are dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated. The residue is chromatographed on silica gel to give the trimethylacetate of 2-(6'-oxo-7-bromo-9', lO'-oxido-l ,4 ,5 ,6 ,7 ,8 ,9 ,10 -0ctahydrofinaphthybethgoh EXAMPLE 12 A mixture of 3 g. of the trimethylacetate of 2-(6'- oxo-7'-bromo-9,lO-oxid0-l ',4',5',6',7',8,9, lO'-octahydro-2'-naphthyl)ethanol, about 2 equivalents of zinc powder and 200 ml. of dry tetrahydrofuran is stirred for about two hours at 50-60. Stirring is continued until formation of zinc enolate is complete as checked by thin layer chromatography. The mixture is allowed to stand and cool and then decanted under anhydrous conditions. To the thus-obtained solution, there is added about 50 ml. of dimethyl sulfate and the mixture stirred. The reaction mixture is then allowed to stand at room temperature until formation of the enol ether is complete as checked by thin layer chromatography. The reaction mixture is then poured into water.

This mixture is extracted with methylene chloride. The methylene chloride extracts are washed, dried and evaporated to give the trimethylacetate of 2-(6- methoxy-9',l0'-oxido-l',4,5,8' ,9,10-hexahydro-2- naphthyl)ethanol.

EXAMPLE 13 A mixture of 2 g. of the trimethylacetate of 2-(6'- methoxy-9, l0-oxido-l ',4,5,8',9',10-hexahydro-2- naphthyl)ethanol and 2 equivalents of N-bromosuccinimide in 50 ml. of carbon tetrachloride is refluxed for about 1 hour. The mixture is then filtered and evaporated to dryness under reduced pressure to yield the trimethylacetate of 2-(6-methoxy-4',8-dibromo- 9',l0'A-oxido-1',4,5,8',9',l0-hexahydro-2'- naphthyl)ethanol which is treated with potassium t-butoxide according to the procedure of Example 5 to give the trimethylacetate of 2-(8-methoxy-l,6-oxidocyclodecapentaen-3 '-yl )ethanol.

By use of the procedure of Example 6, the trimethylacetate of 2-(8-methoxy-l ',6-oxidocyclodecapentaen-3'-yl)ethanol is hydrolyzed and then oxidized to give 2-(8'-methoxy-l ,6-oxidocyclodecapentaen-3 '-yl )ethanol, 2-( 8 -methoxyl ',6 oxidocyclodecapentaen-3'-yl)ethanol and 8-meth0xyl,6-oxidocyclodecapentaen-3-ylacetic acid, respectively.

EXAMPLE 14 A mixture of l g. of the 8-methoxy-l,6-oxidocyclodecapentaen-3-ylacetic acid, 3 ml. of methyliodide and 20 ml. of dimethylacetamide is stirred in the dark for 5 hours. Excess methyl iodide is removed by evaporation under reduced pressure. The mixture is then poured into water and extracted several times with ether. The ether extracts are combined, washed, dried and evaporated to give the methyl ester of d 8-methoxy- 1 ,-oxidocyclodecapentaen-3-ylacetic aci The thus-obtained methyl ester is alkylated using the procedure of Example 8 and then hydrolyzed using the procedure of Example 9 to afford the 2-(8'-methoxyl ',63'-yl)propionic acid.

EXAMPLE 15 By subjecting 2-(6'-oxo-l',4,5',6',7,8'-hexahydrol-naphthyl)propanol to the procedure of Example 4 the corresponding trimethylacetate is obtained which is treated with metachloroperbenzoic acid according to the procedure of Example 3 (Part A) to give the trimethylacetate of 2-(6-oxo-9', l 0'-oxidol ',4',5 ,6 ,7f,,8' ,9;' ,1 0B -octahydro-l -naphthyl)propanol. compound is treated with cupric bromide using the procedure of Example 11 to give the corresponding 7- bromo compound which is converted into the trimethylacetate of 2-(6'-methoxy-9', l 0'-oxidol ',4',5 ,8',9' ,1 0'-hexahyd ro-l naph th y l) propanol using the procedure of Example 12. Following the procedure of Example 13 using the trimethylacetate of 2-(6- methoxy-9',10'-oxido-l ',4,5,8',9',l0-hexahydro-l naphthyl)propanol as the starting material, there is obtained the trimethylacetate of 2-(6-methoxy-4' ,8'- dibromo-9,l0'-oxido-l ',4,5,8',9', l0-hexahydro-l naphthyl)propanol, the trimethylacetate of 2-(8'- methoxy-l ,6'-oxidocyclodecapentaen-2 '-yl)propanol, 2-( 8' l ',6-oxidocyclodecapentaen-2'- i ll yl )propanol, 2-( 8 '-methoxy- 1 ',6 '-oxidocyclodecapentaen-2-yl)propanal and 2-(8'-methoxy-l ',6'oxidocyclodecapentaen-2'-yl)propionic acid, respectively.

Similarly, by use of the procedure of Example 2 (Part A), 2-(6'-methoxyl -naphthyl)ethanol can be prepared from o-methoxy- 1 -naphthylacetic acid.

EXAIWPLE 16 The process of Example l is repeated using 1- naphthylacetic acid as the starting material and there is obtained l,4,5,8-tetra.hydro l-naphthylacetic acid which is converted into the acetate of 2-(l',4,5',8'- tetrahydro-l'-naphthyl)ethanol by the procedure f Example 2. This compound is processed according to the methods of Example 3 to give the acetate of 2- (9',l0'-oxido-l,4,5',8',9,l0'-hexahydro-l'- naphthyl)ethanol. The process of Examples 4 and 5 are then repeated using as the starting material 2-(9',10'- oxido-l',4',5,8,9',l0'-hexahydro-l'- naphthyl)ethanol and there is obtained as the final product, the trimethylacetate of 2-( l',6'-oxidocyclodecapentaen-Z-yl)-ethanol which can be treated according to the procedure of Example 6 to obtain the corresponding free alcohol, aldehyde and acid, i.e. 2- 1,6'-oxidocyclodecapentaen2-yl)ethanol, 2-( l',6'- oxidocyclodecapentaen-2-y1)ethanol and 1,6-oxidocyclodecapentaen-Z-ylacetic acid.

By repeating this example using 2-(l'- naphthyl)propionic acid as the starting material, there is obtained as final products, 2-(1',6'-oxidocyclodecapentaen-2'-yl)propanol, 2-( l ,6'-oxidocyclodecapentaen-2'-yl)propanol and 2-(l',6'-oxidocyclo-decapentaen-Z-yl)propionic acid. Alternatively, these propanol, propanal, and propionic acid compounds can be prepared by alkylation of the corresponding alkyl ester of l,6-oxidocyclodecapentaen- 2-ylacetic acid using the procedure of Example 8 and thereafter hydrolyzing to obtain the free acid and reducing the free acid or alkyl ester (see Example 2) to obtain the alcohol which can then be oxidized to the aldehyde using, e.g. chromium trioxide in pyridine.

EXAMPLE 1? EXMLE l8 A mixture of l of 2-(8-methoxy-l,6-oxidocyclodecapentaen-3'-yl)propanol, 3 ml. of pyridine and 3 ml. of acetic anhydride is allowed to stand at room temperature for about hours. The mixture is then poured into water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate extracts are combined; washed with dilute hydrochloric acid and water, dried i2 and evaporated to give the acetate of 2-(8'-methoxy- 1 ',6'3'-yl)propanol.

Similarly, by using an equivalent amount of other lower carboxylic anhydrides such as propionic anhydride, n-butyric anhydride, n-caproic anhydride, trimethylacetic anhydride, trichloroacetic anhydride, and the like, in place of acetic anhydride, the corresponding esters are obtained.

EXAMPLEJ9 A mixture of l g. of the methyl ester of 2-(8'- hv x- 6ka i qqrslsssa nta -ifzy l ss acid and 20 ml. of anhydrous tetrahydrofuran is cooled to 78 C. in a dry ice-acetone bath and treated with a previously cooled solution of 0.6 g. of lithium aluminum hydride in 20 ml. of anhydrous tetrahydrofuran. The reaction mixture is warmed to room temperature and poured into ice water and extracted several times with ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate extracts are combined, washed with water to neutrality, dried and evaporated to yield 2-(8-methoxy-l ',6-oxidocycl0decapentaen-3 -yl)propa.nol.

Two grams of 2-( 8 '-methoxyl ',6' -oxidocyclodecapentaen-3'-yl)propionic acid in 20 ml. of diethyl ether is added to an ethereal solution of 1.2 molar equivalents of diazomethane. The resulting mixture is allowed to stand at 0 C. for about 1 hour and then is evaporated under reduced pressure to yield the methyl ester of 2-( 8 '-methoxyl ,6 '-oxidocyclodecapentaen-3 -yl)propionic acid.

EXAMPLE 20 A mixture of 3 g. of the methyl ester of 2-(8- methoxyl ',6'-oxidocyclodecapentaen-3 '-yl)propionic acid, l g. of sodium methoxide, 1.5 g. of hydroxylamine hydrochloride and 50 ml. of methanol is allowed to stand for about 16 hours. The mixture is then filtered and the filtrate evaporated. The residue is neutralized by the addition of aqueous lN hydrochloric acid and extracted with ether. The ether extracts are combined, washed with water, dried and evaporated to yield 2-( 8 methoxy-l ',6'-oxidocyclodecapentaen-3 '-yl)propionhydroxamic acid.

EXAMPLE 21 A mixture of l g. of 2-(8'-methoxy-l',6'-oxidocyclodecapentaen-3-yl)propanol, l g. of sulfur trioxide trimethylamine complex and 40 ml. of pyridine is stirred at 40 C. for 2% days. The mixture is then poured into about 200 ml. of saturated sodium bicarbonate solution and extracted with ethyl acetate followed by extraction with n-butanol. The n-butanol extracts are combined, dried over sodium sulfate and evaporated under reduced pressure to yield a residue which is taken up in methanol and stirred for about 10 minutes with a carboxylic acid ion-exchange resin (Amberlite [RC-50, acid cycle). The mixture is filtered and the filtrate evaporated under reduced pressure to yield 2-( 8 '-methoxy-l ,6 oxidocyclodecapentaen-3 yl)propanol 2-sulfate monosodium salt.

EXAMPLE 22 A mixture of 2 g. of 2-(8'-methoxy-l',6'-oxidocyclodecapentaen-3'-yl)propa.nol and 2 molar equivalents of B-cyanoethyl phosphate in pyridine is combined with pyridine solution of 8 molar equivalents of N,N-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide and the reaction mixture is allowed to stand at room temperature for 24 hours. The reaction mixture is diluted with a small amount of water and allowed to stand at about C. for 2 days. The mixture is then evaporated to dryness under reduced pressure and the residue taken up in about 35 ml. of aqueous methanol (1:1). This mixture is treated with about 12 ml. of 5 percent aqueous sodium hydroxide solution and after about 1 hour at room temperature, it is concentrated under reduced pressure, diluted with 30 ml. of aqueous methanol, concentrated and mixed with 75 ml. of water. This mixture is filtered and the filtrate is treated batchwise and then columnwise with an excess of a sulfonic acid ionexchange resin (I-l form) to yield 2-(8'-methoxy-l ',6'- oxidocyclodecapentaen-3 -yl)propanol 2-phosphate.

EXAMPLE 23 To a solution of l g. of 1,6-oxidocyclodecapentaen- 3-ylacetic acid in 25 m1. of ethanol, there is added with stirring an aqueous solution of a molar equivalent of potassium bicarbonate. This mixture is stirred until the evolution of carbon dioxide ceases and then the mixture is evaporated to furnish the potassium salt of 1,6- oxidocyclopentaen-3-ylacetic acid.

EXAMPLE 24 A mixture of l g. of the sodium salt of 1,6-oxido-8- methoxycyclodecapentaen-3-ylacetic acid, 3 ml. of methyl iodide and ml. of dirnethylacetamide is stirred in the dark for 5 hours. Excess methyl iodide is removed by evaporation under reduced pressure. The mixture is then poured into water and extracted several times with ether. The ether extracts are combined, washed, dried, and evaporated to give the methyl ester of 1,6-oxido-8-methoxycyclodecapentaen-3-ylacetic acid.

This methyl ester is alkylated according to the method of Example 8 to give the methyl ester of 2-(8'- methoxy-1 ',6'-oxidocyclodecapentaen-3 '-yl)propionic acid which is hydrolyzed according to the method of Example 9 to yield 2-8'-methoxyl ,6'-oxidocyclodecapentaen-3 '-yl)propionic acid EXAMPLE A mixture of l g. of the methyl ester of 2-(8'- methoxyl ,6'-oxidocyclodecapentaen-3 -yl)propionic acid, 50 ml. of tetrahydrofuran and a small molar excess of lithium aluminum hydride is allowed to stand at room temperature for about 4 hours. The reaction mixture is diluted with water and ethyl acetate. The organic layer is separated, washed, dried and evaporated to yield 2-(8'-methoxy-l',6'-oxidocyclodecapentaen- 3'-yl)propanol.

By repeating the above procedure using the methyl ester of 2'-( l ,6 -oxidocyc1odecapentaen-3 yl)propionic acid as the starting material, there is obtained 2-(1 ,6'-oxidocyclodecapentaen-3-yl)propanol.

EXAMPLE 26 To a solution of 1 g. of 2-(8-methoxy-l',6'-oxidocyclodecapentaen-3-yl)propanol and 25 ml. of benzene there is added 2 ml. of 4'-methoxy-5',6'-

dihydro-ZH-pyran. About 5 ml. of the mixture is distilled off to remove moisture and the remaining mixture is then cooled to room temperature. To the cooled mixture is added 0.1 g. of p-toluenesulfonic acid and the resulting mixture held at room temperature for 72 hours. The reaction mixture is washed with aqueous 5 percent sodium carbonate solution and then with water until a neutral pH is obtained, then dried over sodium sulfate and evaporated to yield the 4"-methoxytetrahydropyran-4"-yl ether of 2-(8'-methoxy-l,6'- oxidocyclodecapentaen-3'-yl)propanol which can be purified by chromatography.

EXAMPLE 27 A solution of l g. of t-butyl perbenzoate and mg. of cuprous acetate in 20 ml. of tetrahydrofuran is refluxed for 2 hours. To this solution is added 1.5 g. of 2-( 8 '-methoxyl ',6-oxidocyclodecapentaen-3 yl)propanol in 30 ml. of anhydrous benzene. The mixture is heated at reflux for about 6 hours, cooled to room temperature and then washed with aqueous sodium carbonate solution and then with water, dried and evaporated to yield the tetrahydrofuran-2"-yl ether of 2-( 8 '-met.hoxy- 1 ,6'-oxidocyclodecapentaen-3 yl)propanol.

By using tetrahydropyran in place of tetrahydrofuran, the corresponding tetrahydropyran-2-yl ether is obtained.

What is claimed is:

l. A compound selected from those of the following formulas A and B:

and

(3) wherein,

R is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower monocyclic alkyl,

or lower alkoxy; R is hydrogen or lower alkyl of one to three carbon atoms; and R is CHO, --CH --R COOR, CONI-l or CONHOH, in which R is hydroxy or the hydrolyzable esters and ethers thereof and R is hydrogen, lower alkyl or an alkali metal. 2. A compound according to claim 1 wherein R is hydrogen and R is -COOR.

3. A compound according to claim 1 wherein R is hydrogen, R is methyl and R is COOR 4. A compound according to claim 1 wherein R is methoxy and R is COOR.

5. A compound according to claim 1 wherein R is methoxy, R is methyl and R is COOR.

6. A compound according to claim 1 wherein R is CH -R in which R is hydroxy.

7. A compound according to Formula A of claim 1 wherein R is --Cl-I -R in which R is hydroxy.

8. A compound according to claim 7 wherein R is methoxy and R is methyl.

9. A compound according to Formula A of claim 1 wherein R is COOR, in which R is hydrogen.

10. A compound according to claim 9 wherein R is methoxy and R is methyl. 

2. A compound according to claim 1 wherein R is hydrogen and R2 is -COOR4.
 3. A compound according to claim 1 wherein R is hydrogen, R1 is methyl and R2 is -COOR4.
 4. A compound according to claim 1 wherein R is methoxy and R2 is -COOR4.
 5. A compound according to claim 1 wherein R is methoxy, R1 is methyl and R2 is -COOR4.
 6. A compound according to claim 1 wherein R2 is -CH2-R3, in which R3 is hydroxy.
 7. A compound according to Formula A of claim 1 wherein R2 is -CH2-R3, in which R3 is hydroxy.
 8. A compound according to claim 7 wherein R is methoxy and R1 is methyl.
 9. A compound according to Formula A of claim 1 wherein R2 is -COOR4, in which R4 is hydrogen.
 10. A compound according to claim 9 wherein R is methoxy and R1 is methyl. 